Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia
Namibia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 20.1% in 2022. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Namibia, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 20.1% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2022.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia peaked at 28.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2001.
That places Namibia 108th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.0% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 105 Liechtenstein 20.7% compare
- 106 Cyprus 20.2% compare
- 107 Uruguay 20.1% compare
- 109 Samoa 19.9% compare
- 110 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 19.7% compare
- 111 Egypt, Arab Republic of 18.1% compare
More education data for Namibia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,240 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.007 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Namibia was 20.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Namibia ranks 108th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release